Potato slicer, including stationary horizontal and vertical knives and a reciprocating carriage



May 4, 1948. G. MASROB POTATO SLICER INCLUDING STATIONARY HORIZONTAL AN VERTICAL KNIVES AND A RECIPROCATING CARRIAGE Filed Sept. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTORQ ATTo ENE Y G. MASROB May 4, 1948.

POTATO SLICER moi.

UDING STATIONARY HORIZONTAL AN VERTICAL KNIVES AND A RECIPROCATING CARRIAGE Filed Sept. 12, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Y M.

ATTORNEY to provide in-snehi atenteci May 4, 1948 stares PATIENT POTATO .SLICER, INCL HORIZONTALAND VE KRE'GIPROCATIN G CARR KGI George Masrob, Detroit, Mich.

Applieationrsentember 12,

l claim. (015146-1169) 1 This invention-relates to "a device-2 for the slicing of potatoe'seand similar vegetables and has "for its dbjeet *to V means forthatpunpose'suitable for general kitch- '-en'- use, capable-"of "economic manufacture, ready assemblyand disassembly, 'cleansingor'sterilizing.

providasimple hand-operated and-admittingofeasy "More pal-'ticulai -y. the said I inventionproposes 7, a slideway provided-'with cutting-knives and'a-hand-operated slide provided with means toriurgingma potatooi: similar article between the knives'for the vertical slicing thereof i andangainstea'fiiorizontakhladerforrthefhorizontal slicing to produce the well-knownsliced article generally referred-was chips.

A further object is to provide means for 001'- rectlyxmaintainin the potato: in position -in the slide duringthe slicing operation; a further objeet beings-toprovide for sure to..the upper-portion not-the potatoduring the-applicationof pressuch operation.

A still further object is to provide a series of cutting blades arranged in the form of a V pocket,

cutting edge 14 ofwhich ture or sli-dewaywith the. sl

\ ing handle 20 hlngedly UDING STAIIDNAKY Encarta-aiml ss! i u eis statesmen el i ri i zb ie the said invention-the sl de 'being shown in-its etra nrpre li ine posit n;

Figure 2 is a ,verticallon'gitudinal seetional view of the same. taken onafplane indicated hy the lme-2 -2 mr*igu1:e;l; p I V ,7 Figure 3 is asimilar,view to Fieure1, showin vthe-slide in the advaneed position whichfit oc'ciic tt n blad l ,iheli f fltli that and" lying' on a'plan'e below of the said cutter blade, the forward end of the said base plate l5 being also bevelled to a V formation in counter-part of that of the cutting end a series of up- IG. These blades I8 I prefer to drive into suitable slots in the forward end of the said base plate l5 and secure in position by means of a V-shaped end plate I! which may be held in position by screws l8 as shown. By suitably tightening the said plate over the bevelled end of the base plate l5, as by means of the said screws I8, the slot portions thereof may be tightly closed about the inserted blades as an additional means of securing them in position. It is prel2 thereover in the operation of the device.

The said slide I2 is provided with an opening I9 into which a potato or similar article to be sliced may be inserted so that it will rest upon the upper surface of the base plate l5; and I show the said slide as being provided with an operatmounted at 2| and having its forward end bent downwardly at 22 to provide a suitably positioned hand grip, the said handle carrying therebeneath a vertically movable plate 23, downwardly biassed by a spring 24, the said plate being shown in this example as being provided with an upwardly extending stem 25 slidably passing through a boss 26 in the handle and provided w'th a stop 21 at its upper end to prevent-its complete detachment from the said handle, This plate is intended to apply a desired amount of pressure to the top of the potato during a slicing operation to maintain it in contact with the base plate, and the said plate 23 is also of a suitable formation adapted to prevent undesired rolling of the potato when the slide is operated. The spring 24 also permits the said plate to accommodate itself to potatoes of different shapes and sizes. 7

Depending below the rear end of the slide, and

closely approaching the upper surface of the base 7 plate I5, is a V-shaped ejector plate 28, slotted at 29 in longitudinal alignment with the several blades 1 6, and so positioned that when the slide i2 is moved by the operator to the position shown inFigure 3 the said ejector plate will pass beyond the plate and so eject the portions of the potato sliced therefrom by the combined action of the blades l6 and plate l3 through the opening 30 provided in the base of the device for that purpose, whereby the chips so produced may fall into any suitable container over which the device may be positioned during a slicing operation:

As clearly shown in Figure 2, the hinged handle 20 may be swung out of position to permit of the easy and unobstructed placing of potatoes or other articles in the slide; and the hinged nature of the handle also permits the regulation of pressure upon the potato being governed to some extent as may be desirable for the most effective operation of the device, as will be obvious.

The V shape and disposition of the cutting edge of the blade l3, of the blades 16, and of the elector plate 28 provide for a cutting action and the distribution of forces which ensures highly efilcient and easy slicing of the potatoes in the manner desired, so that the device may be operated even over a considerable period of time with a minimum of exertion and with the assurance that the potatoes will at all times be properly presented to the cutting blades for the securing of uniformity.

This invention may be developed within the scope of the following claim without departing from the essential features of the said invention, and it is desired that the specification and drawing be read as being merely illustrative of a practical embodiment of the same and not in a strictly limiting sense.

What I claim is:

In a device of the class described, a base plate having a series of upstanding slicer blades arranged in V formation at one end, a horizontal cutter plate beyond said blades and at a height substantially that of said blades, a slide having a receiving opening therein, means for guiding said slide for reciprocal motion over said blades and said cutter plate, and an ejector plate depending from said slide, said plate being slotted and positioned to pass through the spacing of said blades when said slide is moved over said cutter plate, means for efiecting reciprocal movement of said slide, an upwardly swingable slide-operating handle extending over said slide, and yieldable means carried by said handle for engaging the upper portion of an article inserted in the opening of said slide.

GEORGE MASROB.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 574,971 Whyte Jan. 12, 189'? 653,385 Howell et al July 10, 1900 940,830 Spenko Nov. 23, 1909 2,140,075 Farabough Dec. 13, 1938 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 39,292 Austria Oct. 11, 1909 

